Commemorative Medal for the Korean War

SKU: 02.ETH.0114.101.01

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  • Commemorative Medal for the Korean War Obverse
  • Commemorative Medal for the Korean War Reverse
  • Commemorative Medal for the Korean War Obverse
  • Commemorative Medal for the Korean War Reverse

Attributes

  • country
    Ethiopia
  • date of institution
    December 11, 1959
  • makers
    Arthus-Bertrand, Paris; C.C. Sporrong & Co, Sweden
  • remarks
    The translation of the obverse inscription is unknown.

History


This Medal was established by Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1959. It was conferred upon all Ethiopian military personnel who served in the Ethiopian contingent in the Korean War.

The reverse features an Amharic inscription that can be translated to "We support every nation's independence but we are always the enemies of aggression, Korea 1943." The date refers to the Ethiopian calendar, and not to the Western calendar.

There may be additional versions that differ in size or composition.

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Commemorative Medal for the Korean War

  • Price

    $150 USD

  • Composition

    Silvered Bronze

  • Inscription

    Obv: [GE'EZ INSCRIPTION] Rev: [GE'EZ INSCRIPTION]

  • Size

    52x67mm

  • Maker

    Arthus-Bertrand, Paris; C.C. Sporrong & Co, Sweden

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